Electrochemical

/ɪˌlɛktroʊˈkɛmɪkəl/ adjective

Definition

Relating to chemical reactions that are caused by or produce electrical current.

Etymology

From electro- (electricity) + chemical (relating to chemistry). The field of electrochemistry developed in the 18th-19th centuries as scientists studied the relationship between electricity and chemistry.

Kelly Says

Batteries are electrochemical devices—the chemicals inside create electrical current, which is why a dead battery still has chemicals in it but can't produce electricity anymore; the chemical reactions have stopped.

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